Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Thriller and odds and ends

The best song ever to listen to at Halloween is "Thriller"! I mean it's got all the elements of classic fright and a great melody too. I never tire of it.

My attempt to carve a huge pumpkin with the seeds and pulp coming out the mouth so it looked like a vomiting Jack-O-Lantern came to an end when the high winds rolled it off the porch and smashed it on the rocks below. Next year maybe.

Only one more week of suffering through all those political ads. Last night a TV show I have been waiting to see was inundated with so many it was ridiculous. Five minutes of the show followed by eight minutes of political ads. After the first half hour of a 2 hour show I went out and planted flower bulbs instead. Back when pay TV started, all the extra so called premium stations were ad free. After all, subscribers paid for them. That's not the case anymore is it? Interesting how stuff like that sneaks up on us.

In reading the small print of one of those mailings for a new credit card a thought occurred to me about all that interest money: If the government is lending financial institutions money at the rate of 1/2% and they are lending it to consumers at the rate of 8% up to 23%, wouldn't it be a whole lot better for us to borrow that money straight from the Fed? BTW, isn't all money the government has derived from our pocketbooks through taxes anyway? I do get confused sometimes. Best approach? Listen to the guy on the radio and stay debt free. (Yeah, right!)

Unless we have an incredible heat wave this winter my bicycle trip around Lake Michigan is done for the season. Except for the usual short rides around town to finalize the clues for this coming treasure hunt the weather is too constricting for the lakeshore rides.

Twenty one and a half foot waves out on Lake Michigan yesterday. There were a few guys surfing in that water. Am I missing something or does that seem a little extreme in such cold water?

Something has spurred a little burst in sales of Joe's Story this month. A couple requests came from England. That's just plain fun.

Negotiations are continuing for the eventual publishing of a Christmas story I wrote. It would have already been in print by now except for my slow progress in understanding all of the ramifications surrounding editing and art work. So much more complicated, in my mind than Joe's Story which involved a minimum of art work and the editing went smooth as silk. I'd be a whole lot more comfortable with an editor and an artist from this area. The long distance stuff doesn't allow for eye contact. As I've said before, it's just me.

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Due to an industrial accident involving carbon monoxide Joe was without a long term memory or recognizable emotions for over 2 years. He has written an autobiography of his experience and the life history the way it returned to him. Now he's attempting to get it published. He still thinks unusual at times and was frustrated with trying to get such a good story published. Joe's Story was published and on sale, October 24th 2007. Now he busies himself with the promotion of it. ISBN#1-4241-8551-3

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Joe is available for speaking engagements, on a limited basis in the Michigan area regarding his experiences with CO poisoning, amnesia and recovery. He may be contacted at joesstory@att.net with your request or further information.

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About Me

Mature hard working adventurous aspiring writer. I've had an interesting life and survived so far. Wrote an autobiography, "Joe's Story" that's a great romp through life. ISBN# 1-4241-8551-3 Published October 24th 2007 I'm one of the happiest people I know. Capable of unusual thought patterns at times, can be fun or embarrasing. I,ve sponsored an annual treasure hunt riddle for 26 years to celebrate the return of my memory. Nick name/Wyoming Riddler. 40,000 players at times. Slow thinker, writing is prefered medium.